Jane Mudd on Painting Portraits from Life & from Photos
Learning how to simplify is always the most important and challenging part of starting portraits. That means composing the portrait with general forms instead of particular features.
“I don’t remember it looking like that.”
The sunset is brilliant! The colors are spectacular! The sky is filled with the dance of so many colors. You quickly snap some photos to capture the moment, thinking to yourself about how you are going to create a painting to memorialize this moment. But when you look at the photo, you realize this is not how it looked. The colors are all wrong. And where are all the nuances that made this moment beg to be painted?
Come join us at the Scenic Ozarks Artist Retreat!
Heartland Art Club and Michael McClure are joining together for a very special offering to artists! You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to paint in a beautiful setting in the Ozarks and work with nationally ranked artists as mentors.
Karen Romani on Discovering Botanical Art
I was introduced to Watercolor by a wonderful, patient teacher, Marty Spears. She was giving classes in her basement, and I jumped at the chance to experiment with this most amazing medium. I was immediately captivated by the water and pigment running across the paper, not really caring what I was doing, but enjoying every minute.
The Magic of Natural Art
Humans have been crafting art and useful objects from nature for centuries, but in today’s mechanized world we have been losing touch with grown and found things. My artwork has found a contemporary way to tell stories with these materials.
Construction Paper Palm Tree (Part 3 of 3: The Brilliance of Light)
Admit it. We’ve all done it. We painted that dramatic sunset sky, capturing all its glory. And silhouetted against the sky was a tree.
Inspiration & The Artist’s Journey
I feel that the artists’ journey is one of exploring who they are and finding the best way to express their unique vision.
Spilling Light (Part 2 of 3: The Brilliance of Light)
Halation is the spreading of light beyond its proper boundaries to form a fog around the edges of a bright image (Source: Oxford Languages Dictionary). It is a term commonly used in photography. But it is a term and a practice with which, as artists, we need to be familiar.
Nyle Gordon on Oil Painting & Working from Life
Nyle Gordon shares what he loves about oil painting, and what he sees as the main value of working directly from life.
Spencer Meagher Talks Plein Air, Teaching, & Creative Life Balance
Spencer shares his thoughts on the value of plein air painting, why he enjoys teaching, and the importance of striking a balance between working and relationships in creative life.